In this paper we propose a model which shows that the impact of copyright infringement on music artists depends on the type of revenue that they receive (royalties from record companies, profits for self-released artists, revenues from live concerts). We then test the hypotheses derived from the...

L'industrie musicale est en crise alors que dans le même temps la consommation de musique ne s'est jamais aussi bien portée. Ces difficultés ont conduit à des politiques publiques défensives, concentrées sur la protection de la filière musicale contre le piratage. Pourtant l'impact du...

A new type of contractual arrangement in the music industry – the so-called “360-degree” or “equity” deal – allows a firm (e.g., a record label) to manage all of an artist’s activities, such as sales of recorded music, touring, merchandising, etc. Since these contracts internalize...